Note: Yet another warning for those unsuspecting! THERE IS AxS from now – on!!  Sooo...don't read unless you like dis pairing! There I warned ya'll enough...and that's the last warning I'll dooooo^^ ENJOY MINNA! (pwease review! ^^)

Chapter 15

                She nodded at him, another lump forming in her throat again nervously. She opened her mouth to speak, and looked through the strands of her bangs at him.

                "Then I should..." She was about to say that she should leave to her own quarters, when he lied down on his back, moving over and clearly making room for a second person next to him. And well, there was sure as hell nobody else extra in this room other than her, so she gulped, trying to extinguish the annoying lump.             

                "Just time to sleep, Seras..." He looked at her awkwardly, knowing that, years ago when Incognito was extinguished; this would have never been...

                Her eyes wavered a little, wondering, but then, she accepted his offer and lied down next to him. She lied on her side, resting her head on her bent arm, not taking up that much room. Alucard moved his right arm around her, pulling her closer to him as the top of the coffin closed them in a box of darkness, his arm wrapped around her middle.

                "You don't snore, do you?" He asked jokingly, his hat and glasses off, as he rested them on the center table in his room as they entered. On instinct of being so close, she wrapped her own right arm across his chest.

                "Hmmm...I don't know, master...I guess I wouldn't snore if I were awake..."

                He chuckled and hugged Seras with both arms, instead of one, and being their position close, he pulled her onto him, still hugging her. She seemed a bit flabbergasted by this action, but thought nothing of it, and rested her head near his collarbone, flipping his tie out of the way.

                Thing seemed to calm down a little, and grow quiet, as he absentmindedly ran his hand through hair and sighed.

                "Seras..." He sounded depressed. She raised her head and put her forehead against his.

                She wondered why he sounded so sad. "Master," She put her arms around his neck, as he still hugged her, one arm around her shoulders and the other around her waist. Alucard had the look of sadness and confusion in his eyes, as well as his voice when he said her name...

                Her brows furrowed, noticing his clear awkwardness in his eyes as she looked into them, and said in a serious tone, "Master...what is wrong? You don't sound or seem like yourself..."

                Alucard looked into her eyes with appreciation, he, too, sensing the weirdness about himself, but he still did not know what...

                "Seras..." His eyes contracted as he looked at her. "The night seems to be draining me more and more these days..." He looks at her in happiness, or at least, something like it, for he is really not happy at all. "...Sometimes I feel like I'm losing myself, more, losing you..."

                Seras' expression grew dark almost immediately, her eyes turning to a darker shade of red, and her voice deepened slightly. "...'Losing me,' master?" She tilted her head a little to the side.

                He turned his face to the side, avoiding her gaze, barely able to concentrate on his thoughts without thinking as depressing as he was.

                "You are becoming more like me...more nosferatu..." He paused. "Your powers will grow, all you need to learn is their uses...then you would not need me..." She looked at him solemnly as he spoke about her, and so sadly too...

                "Master..." She smiled, and brought up her left hand that was hooked around his neck, and moved his head back so she could look at him again. "Alucard...my master...do not fear of losing me..." She left her hand on the side of his face and looked at him, their faces very close. His red eyes softened, feeling happy about her trying to comfort him...

                "Police Girl..." He wrapped his arms more around her, hugging her closer, so close that he had their lips touch, and he kissed her.

                Surprised by his sudden move, her hand from the side of his face dropped instantly and when to the previous position being his neck, now accompanying the other hand. She clasped her hands together and she did not let go, rather, she found herself kissing him back, but only as gentle as he was doing to her.

                Having more internal complications, Alucard wondered, whether or not this was right, but yet, he was in a state of not caring if it were right or wrong. He rolled her on her side so they could embrace even closer, and he slowly moved his face away from hers to gaze at her eyes, his lips reluctant to leave.

                Seras felt her side hit the bed again, but did not feel his arms leave the tight hold they had around her, and she backed up slowly and pulled away as he had done, worried that she might have done something wrong.

                She blinked, her eyes glinting within the darkness of the closed coffin, as she looked him right back, keeping her tight hold around his neck. He grinned and hugged her tighter, leaning down again but resting his head against her shoulder, his face pressed lightly against her neck.

                Not being able to scootch up to him anymore, she brought her hands slowly down from around his neck and up to the sides of his face, gently pulling his head away until it was right in front of her face. She searched his eyes, hoping that she wouldn't make him angry for doing what she was about to.

                She had a hint of her smile on her face, but inside, her stomach squirmed with worry, but her body still reacted without confirmation from the brain first.

                "Ma...ster..." She leaned up just a little bit and kissed him again.